Judgment reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, and proceeding dismissed on the merits.
The refusal of the State Athletic Commission to allow petitioner to wear a skullcap during the fight was prompted by safety reasons and was a proper exercise of the police powers of the State (see L 1920, ch 912, § 1, as amd; 19 NYCRR 216.17). We do not find that the denial by the commission infringed upon petitioner's freedom of religion, as he has argued...
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